New guidelines from leading cardiology associations emphasize early diagnosis, personalized risk assessment, and stricter ...

A recent study has found that a blood test, called the apolipoprotein B (apoB) test, may be better at identifying people who are truly at risk of heart attacks and strokes.

High cholesterol is often silent, but warning signs on your eyes, skin, tendons, and legs may signal dangerous cardiovascular ...

Millions of Americans get their LDL, or "bad" cholesterol, tested. But another test may do a better job of finding who needs treatment.

When people think about high cholesterol, they often blame unhealthy food, lack of exercise, or being overweight. While these are important risk factors, they are not the whole story. Genetics can ...

Diseases and chronic conditions are on the rise. Screening tests and preventive health check-ups are one of the simplest ways ...

The Martin-Hopkins equation to assess low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in blood samples has been used by ...

Patients who need to lower their cholesterol will soon have a powerful new option. On Thursday, the Food and Drug ...

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MSD has won the race to bring an oral PCSK9 inhibitor through to regulatory approval in the US, after getting the go-ahead ...

Mike Conner and Alex Jesko explain how firefighters can recognize cardiovascular risk early, act on abnormal findings and ...

Just 5 grams of black cumin a day improved cholesterol markers in eight weeks, but scientists say larger studies are still ...